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  chattra (plih) on chedi

 

Thailand

A chattra (fig.), from which the shape of the chedi is derived, on top of such a chedi. When used as such an ornament on a chedi or temple roof, it is referred to as plih. With a chedi, it sits above the plong shanai (fig.).